Sean Collier

When an Ohio prosecutor charged a campus police officer with murder in the death of a driver during a traffic stop, he offered a harsh judgment on University of Cincinnati police, saying the school should not be in the business of law enforcement at all. That statement and the circumstances of the shooting near campus have raised questions about college police departments, which often possess powers that extend beyond their schools' boundaries. More universities are adding officers and arming them, insisting they can better police and protect students than municipal officers. The July 19 shooting happened about a half-mile from campus when UC officer Ray Tensing pulled over Samuel...

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